Montgomery Community Media

Monifa McKnight, principal of Ridgeview Middle School, has been named the Maryland Middle School Principal of the Year by the Maryland Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP). Scott Pfeifer, executive director of MASSP, presented the award at a surprise event at the school on Feb. 26. MCPS shares this video of McKinght hearing the news. […]

Here are five things to know today, March 4, in Montgomery County: 1. We had some freezing rain yesterday but forecasters say snow is on the way late tonight. 2. A Montgomery County Council committee has tabled a proposal to renovate the Council Office Building in Rockville. Find out what was being proposed here. 3. Antsy […]

UPDATED – Previously scheduled for March 5 and cancelled due to weather have been rescheduled. The new forum date is March 10 at 7 p.m. at Gaithersburg High School. The Montgomery County Board of Education is searching for a new superintendent and asking the community to provide input at several public forums and on an […]

Three MCPS teachers have been named finalists for the 2015–2016 Teacher of the Year award. The three educators are recipients of the Veteran Teacher Award by the Marian Greenblatt Education Fund. The finalists are: Josephine Luster, a Grade 5 teacher in the Highly Gifted Center at Chevy Chase Elementary School in Chevy Chase. She is […]

A discussion on a proposal that could have the county council government either moving out of its space on Maryland Avenue and into a another county-owned building in Rockville or renovate its current building was pulled from the Government Operations and Fiscal Policy committee meeting scheduled for Thursday. According to Adam Fogel, chief of staff […]

Here are five things to know today, March 3, in Montgomery County: 1. We are once again under a winter weather advisory until 10 p.m. 2. Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal gives his thoughts on his former boss Senator Barbara Mikulski and her decision not to run for reelection in 2016. 3. Silver Spring parents who […]

A national search for the next superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools is underway. The Board of Education is looking for the public’s input at four public forums.

Enjoy that snow day today students, because according to the Montgomery County Public Schools calendar you’re going to have to give the day back in June. MCPS Spokesman Dana Tofig told MyMCMedia Monday that today is the first non-built-in snow day, meaning this one triggers the school system’s contingency plan. But, with a forecast later […]

The icy coating put the freeze on local activities. Here’s a list of some closings and delays. Montgomery County Government Open at 10 a.m. http://t.co/TtondAHs5B — Montgomery County MD (@MontgomeryCoMD) March 2, 2015 Due to hazardous weather conditions, Montgomery College will open at NOON today, Monday, March 2, 2015. Shuttle… http://t.co/FJULLcsbl2 — Montgomery College (@montgomerycoll) […]

Here are five things to know today, March 2, in Montgomery County: 1. Two people were injured on Saturday when a car hit them as they waited for a bus in Kensington. 2. You can catch the latest episode of 21 This Week on Montgomery Channel 21. Watch a preview here. 3. MCM’s Aline Barros gave […]